ABSTRACT
A discussion on the future of trade, investment and the environment. It sets out the trade, investment and environment agenda in the run-up to the Millennium Round of trade negotiations. Topics covered include: building markets for sustainable trade; environmental regulation; finance and transnational corporations; environmental regulation and international investment; and conflict resolution in the World Trade Organization. The contributors include Renato Ruggiero (WTO Director General), Brian Wilson MP (UK Trade Minister), and John Gummer MP (former UK Secretary of State for the Environment).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|44 pages
A strategic overview of the debate and the key issues for the future
part II|40 pages
Towards win—win solutions?
part III|119 pages
Resolving key WTO issues
part |31 pages
Overview
part |30 pages
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
part |35 pages
Process and Production Methods
part |22 pages
Conflict Resolution in the World Trade Organization
part IV|66 pages
Environmental regulation and international investment
part |31 pages
The Role of Foreign Direct Investment
part |34 pages
Lessons from the Multilateral Agreement on Investment
part V|13 pages
Summary of conference discussions